Decorative art in the spotlight at Don Presley Auctions, March 19
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Decorative art in the spotlight at Don Presley Auctions, March 19
Large Chinese stamp, 5 1/4in x 2 1/4in x 2 1/4in. Estimate $600-$800. Don Presley Auction image.



SANTA ANA, CA.- The antiques trade lost veteran auctioneer Don Presley earlier this year, but the company that bears his name is carrying on Presley’s tradition with a March 19 auction loaded with the exquisite European antiques he loved to handle. Many of the major names in decorative arts – Daum, Galle, KPM, Lalique, Tiffany and more – are found throughout the 192-lot catalog.

Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

A top highlight is a 1920s Art Deco harlequin lamp (above) designed by J.B. Hirsch. Its stepped alabaster base measures 10 3/4 by 15 1/2 by 6 inches.

An Art Deco torchere having an amber art glass shade and a hand-forged black iron base is very much in the style of Paul Kiss. Topped with an acid-cut, Daum-style shade, the lamp stands 70 inches high.

Bidding starts at $100 on a Tiffany-style pair of fleur-de-lis bronze candleholders with green glass grape-shaped bobeches.

Mounted on a triple-layer marble base and standing 20 inches tall is a beautifully posed female figure titled Renaissance Girl. A label reads “Gori Affortunato Gori (1895-1925 Italian).” Having studied at Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Gori worked in marble, bronze, ivory, often combining these materials in so-called chryselephantine figures.

More than a dozen lots of Chinese antiques offered in the auction include several brush pots and large carved stone stamp.

Featured in a selection of estate jewelry are an 18K white gold and diamond bracelet and a 2.32 diamond solitaire yellow gold ring.

Two pieces of contemporary Ephraim art pottery are offered in the sale, including a 10-inch Blackberry vase.










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